Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
June 10, 2015
Page 7
Summary of Tribal Council - May 26
Truck stop: study shows great business opportunity
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
Truck stop development site at the Madras Industrial Park, formerly used by W.S. Forest Products Industries.
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The Gaming feasibil-
ity study shows the truck
stop as an obvious busi-
ness opportunity for the
tribes.
About 1,000 people
work at the Madras In-
Sea lions:
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Sea lion abundance in the
lower Columbia River has
seen a tenfold increase over
the last three years, increas-
ing from about 200 to nearly
2,500 this spring, according
to CRITFC research.
Predation
in
the
Bonneville dam tailrace in
2015 was over 8,000 salmon
and steelhead, more than
double the average from the
last several years.
In 2014, state Fish and
Wildlife estimated that sea li-
ons below Willamette Falls
consumed 8 percent of the
dustrial Park, and many more
travel by on Highway 26.
The stop would be a desti-
nation for long-haul truckers,
and other drivers looking for
the best gas prices.
The truck stop could be
in operation by the summer
of 2016. During the first
full year of operation, the
revenue projection is close to
$2 million. The following
year the net income is over
$2 million.
The Council action on
Tuesday also approved an
HB 564 would provide some control
wild, endangered Willamette
River spring chinook run, and
13 percent of the wild, en-
dangered steelhead run.
“We know from experience
that unchecked sea lion pre-
dation can wipe out an entire
run of fish, as they did to
Lake Washington winter steel-
head,” said Warm Springs
Councilman Carlos Smith,
Chairman of the Columbia
River Inter-Tribal Fish Com-
mission.
“We simply can’t allow that
to happen in the Columbia
Basin,” he said. “This prob-
lem can be addressed, but we
need the right tools. Congress
can provide some of those
tools by passing H.R. 564.”
Fifteen years ago it was ex-
tremely rare to see a sea lion
at Bonneville Dam or
Willamette Falls, said Bruce
Polley, vice president of the
Coastal Conservation Asso-
ciation Oregon.
“The huge influx of sea
lions entering the Columbia
and Willamette, and the re-
sulting impacts on our fish
populations is an unnatural
and unprecedented threat,”
Public Notices
East Beaver Time Sale
The Confederated
Tribes of Warm
Springs Branch of
Natural Resources-
Forestry will be
seeking tribal mem-
ber input on the
2017-2019 East
Beaver Timbersale
Project.
There will be 2
Public
Scoping
meetings. The first
will be on June 17,
2015, at the Agency
Longhouse, from 1-
improvement plan for
Kah-Nee-Ta Resort and
Spa.
The resort has not seen
signifcant improvement in
about 12 years, while the
resort industry standard is
about half that time.
4 p.m.
The second will be
on June 18, 2015, at
the
Simnasho
Longhouse, 4-7 p.m.
Light meal and bev-
erages will be pro-
vided. All tribal mem-
bers are encouraged
to attend, and give in-
put on the project
area.
Any questions,
please
contact
Branch of Forestry
541-553-8200.
The FY 2015 In-
dian Reservation
Roads Transpor-
tation Improve-
ment
Program
(IRRTIP) for Warm
Springs Indian
Reservation, Or-
egon -
The 2015 Indian
Reservation Road
Transportation Im-
provement Program
for the Confeder-
ated Tribes of Warm
Springs is available
for public review
and comment at the
Warm Springs Plan-
ning Department lo-
cated at 1233 Vet-
erans Street in
Warm Springs. Writ-
ten comments can
be mailed to the
Planning Depart-
ment at P.O. Box C,
Warm Springs, OR,
97761. The Trans-
portation Planner
will be available, in
person, at the Plan-
ning Department
from 2 to 4 p.m. on
Wednesday, June
16 th , to present in-
formation, answer
questions and take
comments on the
proposed project
list.
Comments
should be received
before close of
business on Friday,
June 19 th , 2015. For
more information,
call the Planning
Office at 541-553-
3509.
he said. “We appreciate Con-
gressman Schrader’s leader-
ship on H.R. 564, and urge
the rest of Oregon’s Congres-
sional Delegation to support
this needed legislation.”
H.R. 564 is called the En-
dangered Salmon and Fish-
eries Predation Prevention
Act of 2015, and had imme-
diate bi-partisan backing
when introduced in late Janu-
ary by Reps. Kurt Schrader
(D-Ore.) and Jaime Herrera-
Beutler (R-Wash.).
It has since garnered sup-
port from other representa-
tives.
The Warm Springs
Eagle Academy re-
minds parents that
there will be a kinder-
garten and first-
grade acceleration
camp with a focus on
literacy and math, Au-
gust 17-28.
Applications are
now available at the
Academy, and also at
Warm Springs Early
Childhood Education
Center.
The applications
are due back before
the end of June.
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9. A motion was made
by Kahseuss adopting Reso-
lution No. 12,015 authoriz-
ing 2014 budget savings for
immediate expenditure in
the calendar year 2015; Sec-
ond by Reuben; Question;
Joseph/yes, Carlos/yes,
Kahseuss/yes, Scott/yes,
Reuben/yes, Delvis/yes,
Alfred/yes, Raymond/yes,
8/yes, 0/no, 0/abstain,
Chairman not voting; Mo-
tion carried.
10. A motion was made
by Scott to table Resolution
No. 12,016 (transfer be-
tween categories of the an-
nual budget for 2014 op-
eration budget); Second by
Carlos; Carlos, come back
with back up where the
money is allocated and what
it’s for. Kahseuss, Ordi-
nance 67; Joseph/no,
Carlos/yes, Kahseuss/yes,
Scott/yes, Reuben/yes,
Delvis/abstain, Alfred/yes,
Raymond/abstain, 5/yes,
1/no, 2/abstain, Chairman
not voting; Motion carried.
11. A motion was made
by Carlos to table the last
two resolutions for Tribal
Council review; Second by
Scott; Question; Chairman:
the motion was made to
table the resolutions for the
process set in place for re-
view; Joseph/no, Carlos/
yes, Kahseuss/yes, Scott/
yes, Reuben/yes, Delvis/
no, Alfred/yes, Raymond/
abstain, 5/yes, 2/no, 1/ab-
stain, Chairman not voting;
Motion carried.
12. The Resolution for
the Chemawa Board Ap-
pointment is on hold until
further discussion is held
amongst the Education
Committee.
13. A motion was
made by Scott (regarding
Punch Bowl Falls) to do
everything they can in their
power to purchase that
property to utilize; Second
by Reuben. Funding is from
BPA. Question; Joseph/yes,
Carlos/yes, Kahseuss/yes,
Scott/yes, Reuben/yes,
Delvis/yes, Alfred/out of
the room, Raymond/out of
the room, 6/yes, 0/no, 2/
out of the room, Chairman
not voting; Motion carried.
14. The federal legisla-
tive update call is resched-
uled to next week.
15. State legislative up-
date call was given.
16.
motion was
made by Scott adopting
Resolution No. 12,017 en-
rolling three individuals to
the Tribes; Second by
Reuben; Question; Jo-
seph/yes, Carlos/yes,
Kahseuss/yes, Scott/yes,
Reuben/yes, Delvis/yes,
Alfred/out of the room,
Raymond/out of the
room, 6/yes, 0/no, 2/out
of the room, Chairman
not voting; Motion carried.
17. A motion was made
by Scott adopting Resolu-
tion No. 12,018 relinquish-
ing enrollment of a minor
child, so she can be en-
rolled into the Confeder-
ated Tribes & Bands of
the Yakama Nation with
her grandmother; Second
by Reuben; Question; Jo-
seph/yes, Carlos/yes,
Kahseuss/yes, Scott/yes,
Reuben/yes, Delvis/yes,
Alfred/out of the room,
Raymond/out of the
room, 6/yes, 0/no, 2/out
of the room, Chairman
not voting; Motion carried.
18. A motion was made
by Scott adopting Resolu-
tion No. 12,019 relinquish-
ing enrollment of an indi-
vidual, to enroll in the
Lummi Tribe in Washing-
ton State; Second by
Reuben; Question; Jo-
seph/yes, Carlos/yes,
Kahseuss/yes, Scott/yes,
Reuben/yes, Delvis/yes,
Alfred/out of the room,
Raymond/out of the
room, 6/yes, 0/no, 0/ab-
stain, Chairman not vot-
ing; Motion carried.
19. A motion was made
by Carlos adopting Reso-
lution No. 12,020 relin-
quishing enrollment of an
individual, to enroll in the
Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho;
Second by Scott; Ques-
tion; Joseph/yes, Carlos/
yes, Kahseuss/yes, Scott/
yes, Reuben/yes, Delvis/
yes, Alfred/out of the
room, Raymond/out of
the room, 6/yes, 0/no, 0/
abstain, Chairman not vot-
ing; Motion carried.
20. A motion was
made by Scott approving
Tribal Council members
to attend Willamette site
tour where Governor
Kate Brown will be in at-
tendance; Second by
Carlos; Question; Motion
carried with no objections.
21. With no further dis-
cussion the meeting ad-
journed at 3:20 p.m.